Person:James Cock (4)

Drawing from S1: Family tradition says he came from England (or very unlikely, Wales) by way of Bermuda. Records of the Town of Southhold show among its inhabitants from 1648-1658 James Cook or Cock (variously spelled). Signed a petition as an inhabitant of Setauket (now Brookhaven, CT) on 6 Aug 1659. Bought property in Oyster Bay on 2 Aug 1662.

Will

In presence of God and ye witnesses hereof I, James Cock, senior of Matinecock do make & ordaine this my last will & Testament, In manner and form following.

Imprimis. I give to my son Thomas Cock, Twenty six acres of Land, be it more or less lying near Jerico, Joying to Thomas Miller's land, with Half Lot of meddow lying at ye South upon ye Little neck.

Item, I give unto my son John Cock ye Land which he now lives on, as may appear by deed of Gift already given to him for ye same & I also give my said son John, half ye Meadow I had of ye Town of Oysterbay with ye share of my meadow yt Lyeth upon Unqua Neck.

Item, I give to my son James Cock all my land lying on ye South side of Musketa Cove path with two third parts of my right of Commons, In ye new purchase to him and his assigns forever.

Item, I give to my son James my meadows I had of John Tompson, to him and his assigns forever.

Item, I give to my son Henry Cock my Homestead with all my Land & Rights of Land or Commons in Matinecock with all ye housing, fencing, orchard, and Improvements thereon, whatsoever, With all my Right upon Oak Neck and Pine Island, together with half my meadow yt I had of ye Town of Oysterbay with one third part of my Right of Commons, In ye new purchase, all which abovesaid, I give to him & his assigns forever.

Item, I give after mine and my wife's Decease all ye movables that there remains, to be Equally divided betweene my four Daughters, Mary Bowne, Hannah Delaplaine, Sarah Cock & Martha Cock.

Item. It is to be understood yt all ye above said land and meadow Given unto my said Sons shall not be [ alienat]ed by them nor any one of them until my and my wife's decease But yt I and my wife shall have possession thereof to use either part or ye whole as we shall see cause or have occasion as long as we Live and then my said sons to enjoy it as aforesaid after our Decease, and I do hereby appoint my loving friends John ffeake and John Dewsbury to be ye overseers of this my last will to see it performed. In witness thereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Scale this twenty third day of Jully 1699.

Signed, Sealed & Delivered James X [his mark] Cock

In presence of us
Nathan Birdsall
Daniel Underbill
Henry Birdsall"

Proved 10th Mo, 11, 1699 [11 Dec 1699].

1. ↑ Cocks, George William. History and Genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox Family: Descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, in the Township of Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. (Somerville, New Jersey: Unionist Gazette Association, 1914)
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